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Headcorn in the region of England with its 2,479 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 40 mi or ( 64 km ) South-East of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Headcorn is now 01:33 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tenterden, Marden, Maidstone, London, and Lenham. When in this area, you might want to check out Tenterden . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Headcorn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Go Ape! Leeds Castle, Kent
BRING OUT YOUR INNER APE! Think you, your friends and family can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan Swing into a giant rope net then zip w ..
Operation Stack From The Leeds Castle Hi Flyer Balloon
A trip on the tethered "Hi FLyer" Helium balloon at Leeds Castle with a view of the queues to leave the M20 caused by its closure at Junction 8 to store lorries for "operation stack". The French ferry ..
Maidstone Grammar School Film 1971 (Part 6 of 6)
Part 6 of 6 of a film made in 1971 by Martin Passmore and myself at Maidstone Grammar School. A real trip down Memory Lane for all you older OMs! Paul Ryan ..
Kent & East Sussex Railway
A group of us went to the K&ESR on the 29th July 2007 for a day out. We all had a great time and plan on another trip out next year... ..
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Headcorn railway station
Headcorn is a railway station on the South Eastern Main Line serving the village of Headcorn in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. Headcorn was, until 1954, the northern terminus of the Kent and East Sussex Railway.
Located at 51.17 0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
A274 road
The A274 is a major road running through mid Kent. The northern end of the road is in Maidstone, at the Wheatsheaf public house where it leaves the A229. The road then follows a south easterly route to Langley, where it changes to a south south easterly alignment through Sutton Valence and Headcorn, ending at a junction with the A262 in Biddenden. The A274 was originally classified B2078 and was re-designated in the 1950s.
Located at 51.19 0.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Staplehurst rail crash
The Staplehurst rail crash was a derailment at Staplehurst, Kent on 9 June 1865 at 3:13 pm. The South Eastern Railway Folkestone to London boat train derailed while crossing a viaduct where a length of track had been removed during engineering works, killing ten passengers and injuring 40. In the Board of Trade report it was found that a man had been placed with a red flag 554 yards away but the regulations required him to be 1,000 yards away and the train had insufficient time to stop.
Located at 51.17 0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Sutton Valence
Sutton Valence (historically Town Sutton or Sutton Hastings) is a village some five miles (8 km) SE of Maidstone, Kent, England on the Greensand Ridge overlooking the Vale of Kent and Weald. One of the main landmarks in the village is Sutton Valence Castle, of which only the ruins of the 12th century keep remain, under the ownership of English Heritage.
Located at 51.20 0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
All Saints Church, Staplehurst
All Saints' Church, Staplehurst is the Anglican parish church in the village of Staplehurst, Kent, England. It was founded in the 12th century and was enlarged during the 13th to 15th centuries. The church is situated at the south end of the village, on the east side of the High Street, a Roman Road now designated as the A229. The church was mainly built in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the West Tower was commenced about 1425. It is a Grade I listed building.
Located at 51.16 0.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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